My neighbors in Melbourne were Greek that opened up several fish and chips. They're pretty sufficient economically wise and they literally had beef and lamb vaults lol. They're massive, attractive (like this butcher on the video), yet collected most of the times.
I’m a Carnivore, but going to a butcher and asking leading questions is NOT persuasive. Talk to a dozen grandmothers and other locals. They will explain better.
On agricultural island like Lesvos, people would be rich to eat meat every day, It was more a treat, much of diet there is fish , seafood and many dishes without meat.
@@prettyboy311whaaat😂 are they deranged or something, I've never heard this one about buying meat, animals are meat and meant to be eaten😅 greeting from italy🇮🇹
@@shuckarooo Animals are not "meant to be eaten". I eat animal based but what kind of comment is that. No animal wants to be eaten and they are living things that feel, even if not on a level as us. Respect the circle of life and be grateful every time you eat meat, the animal it came from wasn’t just "meat".
As a kid my Greek mother fed us brains, kidney, sweetbreads, pigs feet, tongue, liver, tripe, organ soup which included a sheep head, fish roe spread. She never worried about fat. That generation and the one before were very healthy.
Same. But it was not the centre of the diet. Animal products were no where near available as it is today and were used sparingly and for special occasions like Christmas and Easter.
@@greeceundiscovered9670I only had sweet bread once from from some immigrants from Argentina having a barbecue, they didn't tell me what it was but it was delicious probably the most delicious thing there that I sampled. Then they told me it was cow brain. is that correct?
Hello, I am a 42-year-old Portuguese woman, and like the Greek countries, we are also part of the culture called the Mediterranean diet. As a child, I grew up both in the city and in the countryside. We always ate meat and fish, eggs, milk and cheese as the main basis of our diet. Of course, we always had vegetables, fruits, olive oil, butter or fat from the animals as a source of fat for cooking or cold use. We also have a tradition of eating nuts: hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pine nuts and pistachios. We also eat bread (made in the traditional way, but nowadays it is not the same) and last and less consumed rice, pasta and legumes. I grew up with the tradition of slaughtering pigs, turkeys and other animals, in which practically everything from the animal was used, including the intestines to make the so-called fresh sausages made from real meat. When I was a baby, my mother gave me sheep's brain because it was considered very nutritious (no one gives it nowadays). I agree with the man in the video, it's not just what we eat, but also what we do as human beings in our daily lives. Nowadays, we do nothing but sit at work, at home, in the way we travel daily. I use the car to go to work because of thr distance and weather, but during my work time I try to move around and in my break I always go for a walk, for Norwegians there is no such thing as bad weather, but rather bad clothes, so if it's raining or snowing put proper clothes. And often after work I also at workout (i walk to the gym). I currently live in Norway, and here, fortunately, people tend to be quite active, even older people. Mountain trips, the tradition of getting around by bike, and even access to food, we have many good options for a more balanced diet, meat, fish, dairy products, berries, seasonal fruits, root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, beetroot...), some nuts, and of course if you want you have bread (personally I don't like their bread, it's sweet and mixed with other types of oil, I prefer to make at home), pasta, rice, and other fruits and vegetables that come from other countries (which are not originally part of the Nordic diet). I don't believe in an exclusive meat diet, but I agree that we have to put an end to this myth that so-called vegetable and legume-based diets are the BEST.
Thanks for sharing your story and insights about the true “Mediterranean” diet. Although it is true that we are more sedentary today, I also believe that processed foods play a role in that. Many people today struggle with fatigue and low energy because of the processed foods they are eating that is wrecking their metabolisms and hormones.
Norway has been my favorite vacation country since I've been a kid. I was there in June again (after several years not being in Norway due to various reasons), and this time with a Whoop at my wrist. I bought that Whoop because I wanted to improve my sleep. I tried several things, but my sleep remained bad in Germany, even though I don't have much work related stress. And then I came to Norway and I slept like a goddamn baby. Data doesn't lie. My Whoop told me, that I slept between one and one and a half hours more every night when I was in Norway. On top of that I also took a short nap in most days. My sleep deficit was completely gone, just by being in Norway at the ocean. God, I love this country! I envy you.
Also from Melbourne and agree with you one hundred percent.Its the proper human diet.Meat and fat has been demonised to the detriment of peoples health.
I could care less what you eat or what Greeks eat. Body composition is what matters. Most Greeks eat this way are overweight and straight up fat. And they have the nerve to tell other people how to eat?
Then why the monks of Mt. Athos outliving all of you then? They have the lowest rates of cancer, heart disease, and alzhiemers in all of the Europe. I'm not against eating animal protein, I myself recommend eating good quality eggs, dairy, and fish. But eating it in high amounts has not been proven to be healthy in the long run. Too much of a good thing can be bad.
Lamb is not very popular in Greece as Americans stereotype. The average Greek in 2021 ate 26.09 kg of poultry, 14.51 kg of beef 7.58 kg sheep and goat meat 26.60 kg pork 2.01 kg other meats, 21.67 kg of fish and seafood...
I think going to a very modern trendy island like Mykonos and asking the butcher's doesn't give you a realistic picture of what people use to eat. I am Greek btw.
The guy even admitted that the land has a lot of rock there so they can't grow stuff in the soil, therefore the native people would have adapted to eating more meat. Optimal diet also heavily depends on genetics. Some people thrive more with vegetables and some meat.
There’s one important aspect omitted here and I’m sure is not intentional. The Greeks do eat meat, but they are very Orthodox also. In the Orthodox religion there are around 200 days per year of lent / fasting where basically you are following a vegan diet (no meat, dairy, eggs, fish, alcohol). I’m Romanian, also Orthodox, in general the people living in the country side are more closer to the church and following the lent days quite strictly. As you may guess, they are living much longer and comfortably in shape and still working in their 80’s. And yes, we do eat meat, a lot, but we also do fast and stay away from animal products more than 1/2 of the year.
@ it depends, in Greek Orthodox church they eat sea food as well, in other Orthodox cultures they don’t eat anything of animal product including fish. In the very traditional way even oil is excluded and there are only certain days during the fasting period when you can eat fish and oil. In rest any vegetables, fruits, bread, beans… I know, it’s not very easy but that’s the idea of the fasting in the religion’s philosophy, you have to give away some of the things you enjoy so you become more humble so it extends naturally in everything you do especially with other people. Try it, it really works ;)
Anything the Government say to eat i just do the opposite. I recommend reading “Health and Beauty Mastery” that book is a real eye opener about shocking stuff health industry is doing! I completely changed my habits
We make cucumber and tomato salads with onions. Add olive oil, salt and vinegar, boom! We eat a lot of meat, Greek yogurt, bread and cheese is huge. Honey in the mornings with fruit and dried meats. I miss figs from Kalymnos.
We need more people like this! Just finished reading "The 23 Former Doctor Truths" by Lauren Clark and I had to say its so truth revealing. Industry hides so much from society!
I finished that book 2 weeks ago and I can say that is amazing book. Would also recommend it. She helped me with so many of new health routines and it was actually interesting to read what she revealed about Industry and how they manipulate society.
these comments are fake and planted, this book is garbage and has nothing useful in it, 60 pages of google search and no doctor wrote that garbage, don't buy it please
You should have gone to more remote places, such as the villages on the island of Lesvos. If you hike through the countryside there, you might see somebody having just slaughtered a lamb or goat, and they might ask you to help them hanging that lamb or goat on a tree so that they can butcher it. No cows there, though. But they do eat meat every day, also chicken in addition to the lamb and goat. And along the coast fish and squids, of course.
😂🤣😂just started laughing...because you're right. We were there visiting Family, in July. Walking from the Villlage to Skala and picking Figs every 10-20m😂
Going to Mykonos, one of the richest tourist spots is not representative of island diet in Greece. I ran a restaurant business on Lesvos for 17 years, people eat more seafood and vegetables. Lesvos is third biggest island, do you think there are cows there? imported beef is an expensive luxury.
Well said. Mykonos is a world famous tourist spot/trap and they offer those meat to people from all over the world dining in expensive restaurants. “Steak” is not a common food, in fact very rare and imported in Greek islands. I visited a couple of Greek islands and their cuisine is mostly seafood, salad, veggies and done lamb and organs.
mykonos not a blue zone. it has the same life expectancy of the EU. he's confusing it with the island of Ikaria which has a dramatically higher life expectancy, and much lower meat consumption (not none tho!). plant based does not necessarily mean vegetarian or vegan. in fact most of the blue zones have meat and dairy in their weekly diet.
I think it's definitely the activity level that determines life expectancy more than diet. As long as you eat a balanced diet with whole foods incorporating everything and no seed oils, it'll be then your activity level and will to live that will determine your years.
Im from spain and i have to say that when we have SUN and good food there is a good mood we can see here that people are smiling laughing and very sympathic different mood ! ❤
As a Greek, it is true that nowadays we eat meat almost every day, but in the older times (40s, 50s, ...), when the country was economically devastated, animals were mostly used for their milk, eggs, and so on, and not so much for their meat. That said, people would go high fat and high protein from eggs, game (e.g., wild boar), cheese, raw milk, butter, tons of olive oil, and so on, and most carbs were used as fillers; refined sugars were virtually non-existent. A staple food was scrambled eggs with feta cheese and a lot of olive oil, you eat that for breakfast and you are set for the entire day almost.
It is not hard to believe for me. The greek restaurants in Germany that I know are based mostly on meat (and actually big amounts of meat) and some sea food. Greek cuisine is my favorite.
So for all the confusion…I’ve spoken to countless older Greek folks, my grandparents included ,and traditionally Greece is Eastern Orthodox so that means they ate plant based for half the year. I mean just a regular week, they don’t have meat or dairy on Wednesday and Friday. People now, do not fast like this anymore, hence they’re eating meat all the time. Such was not the case before.
I eat a lot of authentic greek food in Tarpon Springs, Florida, which is a Greek community on the Gulf of Mexico. Lamb with rice, greek salad and sweet peppers. Seafood is another big one. Lots of herbs. Sheep cheese. Best food ever!
Thanks for the info... Any advice on places to visit there that you enjoy eating at? My parents are looking to move to Lakewood Ranch and like to visit St. Pete and Tampa area.
I am Greek and this has nothing to do with blue zones. First of all we are a very diverse country and some areas are true blue zones and others just say they are part of this group. Ikaria is a true one for example and even there he should interview an elder agriculture worker, not a butcher. Any person under 60 has western influences in his current diet.
This is why Doctor Saladino is controversial, because his studies are seemingly cherry picked and not as widely studied and diverse as the claims he says he is debunking.
Old generations in these blue zone areas were eating very little meat to none. More dairy than meat. Today it's not the same diet, it has obviously changed. Duh...
Absolutely wrong. Veggies are difficult to grow due to the rocky landscape, hot and dry conditions. Olive trees and ruminant animals thrive there. Plants are condiments in their diet, for flavor. All of Greece has been consuming red meat for thousands of years. That's why they were warriors like the Mongols (who ate horses) and defeated the Persians and took over the whole Mediterranean region, including present day Italy, Turkey and Egypt. Impossible to take care of yourself or even get out of bed, when eating plant diets.
@@riceisnice444 grains are for the disposable slaves who built the pyramids and infrastructure. Meat is for the kings and warriors who conquer lands and rule over slaves like you. Learn the basics before embarrassing yourself on the interwebs.
Only one tiny island in Greece is a blue zone: Ikaria. They ate mostly veggies, beans, olive oil, and bread. But less amount of meat and dairy. They have local varieties of food and isolated from the poisonous global food chain. The key here is the source of their food and their portions. And it’s an island with a long history of independence and self sufficiency. You can’t possibly live off of just meat on a small island. They ate what was available.
You went to a butcher shop and asked a bunch of leading questions, you didn't talk to a single old person about what they eat and inquire about their lifestyle. With all due respect, I'd grade this investigation a solid D-
Clearly the point he's making is that a country where butcher shops thrive for decades is not one where they eat a plant based diet. Just gotta think it through a little guys, c'mon.
oh god thats a SILLY POINT>... like saying everyone does labor jobs cause of thriving marks work warehouse. also remember BAKERIES HAVE BEEN AROUND JUST AS LONG. man people are easily fooled.
You have got to be joking lol. There are butcher shops that have done well for decades in all countries all over the world. That doesn’t mean Greeks eat tons of meat. Maybe just look up the numbers. Greeks eat less meat than Americans and they used to eat FAR LESS than they do nowadays.
I kinda get the point, but for someone that is plant based this unfortunately doesn't prove anything. Interviewing only butchers is the most Paul thing ever but he should've definitely interviewed the common people to demonstrate this more unbiasedly.
as a german i lived in greece ,meat all the time and late in the day ,thats exactly what ouer doctors tell us not to do ,but the old are very halthy ,the young not anymore so, becouse they eat and drink now the same shit as we do ,
I just found your channel! I was vegan for over 10 years eating Whole Foods and no oils 100% of the time. I was sick because I didn’t have enough protein and calories so recently I began eating high quality meat. In the last week, because of your channel, I started consuming grass fed beef and raw unpasteurized cheese from Whole Foods! I was so scared eating dairy and I had NO ISSUES! The processed dairy crap I ate before I was vegan was literally making me sick. No stomach issues and feeling good thank you:)
I eat a significant amount of meat and organ, but you are looking at a current generation of Greeks that are having the same growing health issues as America. The previous generation from mine never had great food availability. Meat, organ and dairy was eaten in very small amounts and added to food when available. My parent and grandparents had a diet that was mostly legumes, vegetables, olive oil. Most of the diet was bean soup "fasolia", lentic soup "fuckyes", mixed vegetable stew "tourlou", fresh seasonal fruits and nuts. Everything else was for special occasions or a once a week treat. Meat is part of the diet but no where near the center of the diet, that is just an outright lie.
thank you. this guy is making such a silly point.. we want diet of the 100 yo grandma not the americanized (higher meat) diets greek eat in last 30 years. like saying honk kong eats SOO much meat yet they live long, BUT the high meat intake JUST started 25 years ago... balance in all things. remember atkin died at liek 67yo from heart disease and he ate ALL meat prob longest SOOO didnt really help him
Wow. This video has the most scientific integrity I have ever seen. When will the results of this study be published by harvard medical school? I’m looking forward to reading them along with all the amazing data Paul collected in Greece.
We eat meat yes, but we do eat vegetables as side dish. On the other side the Bucher is not representing the Greek cuisine. The truth is that to eat and end enjoy, you must go to Greece or Cyprus!!
Paul I know you are no longer a carnivore and I am a carnivore however you make some of the best, most informatic videos. Thanks Paul. You are doing great work.
" I went to the butchers in Greece and they told me they eat a lot of meat " Well no shit Paul. If you went at the fruit market across the street they would tell you thay eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, nut and seeds.
@@LyricSoul6869uh oh, we’ve got a diehard Blue Zones convert hiding in the comments section. As expected, she’s an expert on the history, landscape, and nutrition of Ikaria AND Okinawa. Let’s just ignore the fact that Ikarians consume lamb just like in Mykonos and all over Greece and the Mediterranean. And the most popular food in Okinawa is pork.
It's not just the diet...it's their environment the Mediterranean is close to the equator, so they got lots of sunlight and UV exposure. that helps the body create deuterium depleted water.
I think it’s debunking the idea that the uniquely healthy state of those people was dude to them eating meat minimally. Clearly meat is a bigger part of their diets than blue zone discussion has implied or stated
@@patrickl5290that's the exact opposite because he is talking to people from the new generation that are living in an American way and that have a lot health troubles
First, blue zone in Greece was on Ikaria, not the whole Greece. Second, the Mediteranian diet is not about how people eat today. It was created around 75 years ago, before globalization, and speaks about eating habites of NOT rich but normal, almost poor people, who lived on the Mediteranian cost and ate only local products that they grew themselfs or bought in the local market. Until recently meat was expensive, but if you lived near the Mediteranian, fish and sea food was much chiper, as well as local produce. So scientists back then, in the 1950s, were shocked how those people, who actually lived hursh and mostly hard life, lived much longer on the average than the rest of Europeans. I have a first hand expirience because my grandparents lived in little village on the coast of Adriatic in the former Yugoslavia, and they fasted twice a year for 40days, plus two shorter fadts. They used only Extra Virgine Olive Oil, and only on Christmas and few other occasions animal fat. When they didn't fast, they ate eggs, cheeses and max 3 times a week chicken and fish, and local veggies and fruits. They would always make their own vino and rakija, and collected local herbs for teas. They did love lamb and pork, but they ate it rearly, few times a year. Dry meat was offten on the table, it was alsi used to give taste to cooked meals, but in very small doses. They would cut proschiuto soo thin that you could see through those slices and I never saw anybody eat more than 2 or 3 pices. They worked on land, walked a lot and the air, sea and land were clean, not polluted like today. Off course they both lived pass 95, but my father, their oldest son, who moved to the big city at the age of 15 in search for different life, finished university, made money, helped many to do the same, and died at the age of 58😥..despite the fact that he never smoked or drank. So Mediteranian diet is very real, but does not talk about the modern day habits and does not go alone without the other ingredients of that way of life😊
My Persian grandparents both lived to over 100 (one is still alive today at 106) and their diets mainly consisted of rice, bread, fruit, nuts, beans, yogurt, veggies, and meat. They didn’t shy away from meat, but rice is the primary food source. To me, that’s the best diet because I’ve seen it work with my family. None of them were ever super muscular, but they are incredibly healthy.
Hello Paul! Yes, we Greeks always ate meat but not everyday. Especially the ages after WW2 ate meat only once a week on Sunday. 60 years ago the diet changed and alternated to 3 or 4 times a week with meat: Monday spaghetti with ground meat (pork or frozen beef) or pastitsio always served with a salad, Tuesdays meat with vegetables, string beans with beef, something like a stew along with french fries, Wednesdays and Fridays was reserved for legumes (both religious fast days for Greeks that most people observed) Thursdays was a mousaka or chicken, Saturdays fried fish and Sundays a roast in the oven either lamb or goat meat. The past 20 years the Greek diet has gone to the extreme, either junk meat-eaters, pizza and deliveries, very few people cook like our mothers and grandmothers did, or they are vegan, or follow keto, paleo etc. However, Sundays is mostly reserved for a family visit at the taverna either for fish in the summer or meat in winter or visiting parents and all eating together (meat of course).
Greeks don’t eat a lot of beef. Beef is sort of picking up popularity now. Greeks eat a lot of chicken pork and seafood. I think there’s other factors to Greeks longevity such as walking , sun, iodine , siestas and so on.
Don’t kid yourself, doctor: when the celebrated American physiologist, Dr. Ancel Keys - who coined the term, “Mediterranean diet” - was conducting his famous ‘7 countries’ research project in the 1950s, the diet of the poverty-stricken, post-war Greek and southern Italian countryside consisted of little more than coarsemeal bread, olives, vinegar and wild greens. The typical “blue zone” Cretan or Sardinian rustic led an exceptionally active life of constant physical toil in very rugged terrain. These hardy mountaineers subsisted on a very spare and predominantly plant-based diet, barely averaging 2,000 calories per diem. The ’cucina povera’ of the southern Italian ‘Mezzogiorno’ and of the entire Greek countryside, from the late 1940’s to the late 1960’s, was essentially a near-starvation diet (but it was still more substantial to what most people had been used to in previous times, from the turn of the 20th century to the end of WWII). The post-War Mediterranean diet bears little resemblance to what people in those same regions consume today. The traditional fare is still around, of course, but it is much richer in animal protein, fats, and sugar than ever before. By comparison, the traditional rural Mediterranean diet of the preceding generations was very frugal indeed: it consisted primarily of whole grains, olives, sour wine - the famed ‘Mediterranean Triad’ of bread, olive oil, and wine - of legumes, greens, tubers, and seasonal fruits, supplement by a little dairy, the odd egg, and the occasionally snared fowl or small game - such partridge, hares, etc. For the most part, meat was exorbitantly expensive, therefore regularly out of reach for nearly everyone. Some could perhaps afford mutton, lamb, goat, kid, and pork sparingly, a few times a year on average. Veal, and especially beef, were unheard of luxuries for all but a very few; even the herders and pastoralists who raised the livestock could rarely afford to consume choice cuts of meat regularly in any quantity. As a rule, fresh meat, rich sweets, and other such dainties were eaten only a handful of times each year. Such sumptuous fare was a special treat set aside for Christmas, Easter, and other celebrations, like nuptial and baptismal feasts. The rich, high fat, animal-based diet widespread in Greece and other Mediterranean countries today is really quite a recent phenomenon: the result of the region’s comparative rise in affluence which began only in the 1970s.
Alright, look, I'm about the animal based eating. However, this was a pretty dumb video. "I went to Greece and talked to people who sell meat about whether they eat meat here. They said yes. Bam! Debunked! Everyone eats tons of meat here!" Like what. Butchers exist in Greece therefore the majority of people must eat tons of meat? I'm super confused by the scientific approach on this one. Show some menus from local restaurants showing how much meat they offer or something more at least lmao. C'mon Pauly.
Meat has always been part of the Greek diet. However the true Greek diet incorporates fasting which in Greece is a vegan diet for religious reasons. So there are periods where we eat meat and then periods where we go vegan if we follow the Greek diet. This is also a seasonal diet if we follow the traditional diet.
As a greek grandmother I can confirm this interview was highly scientific and I have always eaten red meat. I have it five times a day actually. Thank you.
Great video, important and firsthand information from a genuine 'blue zone' location that brought factual reality to light. Good job!! BTW, I'm 69, very fit with app. 15% body fat. I strength train 5 out of 7 days weekly. I used to follow the low-fat, anti-red meat concept (as we had been programmed to believe was best) but the past 10 months have been low carb (stay in a state of ketoses), 1:1 protein intake, fast sixteen hours daily and look and feel the best in years. I'm a subscriber and you' are definitely one of the best out there, I relate to your approach so well. Keep it up Paul!! Rick T.
Mykonos isn't an example of Greek culture, cuisine or lifestyle .He picked the only place that metaphorically don't consider any more as Greek as it has been so much alieanated from the rest of the country that has literally lost it's authenticity. A Greek island full of sushi bars ain’t a real Greek island no more.
I think he started his interviews in the vegetables section of the supermarket but couldnt get the staff there to agree. So he moved to the butcher's shop and cut out the footage of the first video😂😂😂
I've seen other reports on meat being eaten in the blue zones, but yeah this is the first thing I thought when he just stayed in The butcher shop the entire video. I've enjoyed a lot of Paul's content, but I can't honestly say I trust him to be objective about anything anymore.
We're omnivores! Every holiday, my family cooks a main meat or two, a pasta dish, and a cheesy dish (spanakopita mostly). Nice to see you actually go to the homeland.
Huge pain reduction for my arthritis in my shoulders, tendinitis in my knee, and torn meniscus all reduced 90% or more. Been dealing with this pain for 12+ years. Life changing experience and I’ve tried vegan, macro tracking, balanced meal plans, and many others. Looked good, didn’t feel good.
meat is expensive- no way did they eat all meat. they ate lots of other carbs - beans veggies etc that’s mediterranean diet no one said it’s all veggies
Meat is not as expensive there, which the butcher even said. Especially the animals raised locally and for short duration like the lamb he mentioned - pretty much all Greeks eat lamb/sheep regularly, and it is not expensive there compared to shipping in fresh vegetables and processed foods from other countries. And he wasn't saying they only ate lamb/meat, but pretty much everyone grew up eating it in the previous generation.
Mykonos is not a Blue Zone! The title is wrong! Ikaria is a Blue Zone, a small Greek island in the eastern Aegean, it has lower rates of chronic disease than most other places. We have been recently to Ikaria and the people there eat meat only once or twice a week.
Dude goes to the most touristic island in all of Greece to see if they eat vegetables. Thank you Paul for saving us from the lies of the Mediterranean diet. *insert most sarcastic eye roll in human history*
Didn't even know this, by the title I was expecting some serious research and data but I'm giggling with the fact it's just a talk with a local butcher 😂
My mother was born in Italy and was 8 when she came to the US. I was raised by my mother and Italian grandmother. They were from a dirt poor mountain farm town. They weren’t fussy about food. They ate a lot of beans and potatoes , pasta fazoole and greens, but they ate any kind of meat when they could get it. Pork , lamb, chicken , duck and dried fish. And the whole animal. Liver, brains, kidney,tongue and sausage in the natural casing with whatever was leftover. Home made prosciutto from the hog legs when it was cheap before it became trendy.
No disrespect, but Of course, the butcher in Greece is going to be pro meat. I would’ve loved to see you go into the average Greek families homes, and ask them what their diet is like
Look at all the comments from Greek people in this thread confirming it - Also I would assume that a huge, nice butcher shop in Mykonos that has been open so long would struggle to stay open and employ so many people if the locals were not shopping there. If he was only supplying tourists that eat at restaurants, he wouldn't need a shop where people can buy their own meat. Tourists aren't cooking tomahawk steaks and sheep heads at their hotels.
@@zenmariac7956 good point. Would still like to see him talk to just every day Townes people about what they eat but I guess you can’t have everything ;) Thanks for the reply
I am Greek-American and have spent many summers living in Greece with my Aunt and my cousins. We ate lots of meat daily. Lamb, beef, fish, shellfish, octopus, goat, etc. We also ate plenty of fresh eggs for breakfast. 🎉
Mediterranean diet is not what we eat today in Greece, but what our parents used to eat 50 years ago in the villages. Which meant meat once a week and a lot of greens, vegetables, ligaments and bread.
Cmon man this butcher needs to sell meat. How biased. I was looking forward to this video. He should be interviewing someone in Ikaria, the actual Greek blue zone.
Traditionally Greeks eat meat and or fish Monday, Tuesday and/or weekends and legumes Wednesday and Friday. Of course, we have lots of plant based dishes and pies. ❤ Hello from Cephalonia, Greece!
I got cancer and gained weight because of the hormone blockers. The oncologist told me to try the Med diet. I looked into it. Hard pass. My brother told me to eat meats, cheeses and eggs and to avoid all carbs. I did and lost 30 lbs in 6 months. Our health care system is so broken.
Most cheese can't be good unless made by you or some artisanal company that truly care about the nutrition of theirproduct. About 85% of the market's cheese involves an incredible amount of suffering by the animal which causes it to stress and develop inflamation. It also involves way too much processing, and contains uric acids, considerable amounts of sodium & unnecessary amount of fats... I worked in this industry for years, it's not like all cheese is equally good, its more like top shelf boutique only.
You need to do strict carnivore in your situation. And also take hot baths (104°-110° F) of 90 minutes. Throw bentonite clay, sea salt and unpasteurized apple cider vinegar on the water. That detoxifies your body heavily. Do as many as you can.
@@alexpfleger5539 Some strange pride in something that doesn't even do any good to our planet, such a narcissistic, American movement... should be regulated by law tbh...
Its not about the meat or not meat. Its about quantity of meat and quality of meat; and of course Mediterrenean diet has red meat only in Sunday and its fine. Its also about how much exercise you do and how much sunlight you get.
@@stephanusghibellino If you keep urself stressed af, not being able to sleep you cand eat whatever you want, in 20years you down burried. Italians also live 90+ and eat only gluten all their lives.
I agree with you on this. But there is no question that diet plays a massivo role in our health and I also believe that stress can be caused by poor eating habits.
But if you eat a proper human diet you will naturally end up less stressed since you're running on stable ketones as opposed to carbs that give you hunger signals every 2 hours.
To be fair, all the studies done on longevity diets have been done in isolated areas of certain countries. The so- called mediterranean diets of greece and Italy were studied in two specific locations: Ikaria in Greece and Sardinia in Italy. The researchers never said that all greeks and italians follow those diets. Same goes for Japan. The diet they studied was specific for Okinawa, not for all of Japan. I am from Southern Europe myself and I can count the number of Vegans there on one hand. However, no one is eating animal based either. They all eat tons of bread and other grains as well as large amount of fresh vegetables. Would love to see Paul explain that when his entire sales pitch is that grains and vegetables are bad for you.
Okinawans used to eat a lot of pork. After the war, the pork population was decimated, so they ate a lot of other things like purple sweet potatoes. Since the pork population has been restored they eat a ton of pork again.
@@NoName-cx3gk No, actually he doesn't eat veggies (Kale is bullshit T-shirt) and believes that it is the cause of inflammation due to plant's defense chemicals
@@NoName-cx3gk Sure, meat is not bad. But, eating tons of saturated fat has been proven to be bad in countless studies. Anything can be bad if you take it to the extreme. But, Paul has posted many videos saying how vegetables and grains are bad. But, people in the mediterranean eat tons of vegetables and grains in addition to meat. None of them eat only meat and fruit like Paul says.
when the documentary about the blue zones was filmed, people over 100 years old were interviewed, not butchers. It's great that someone wants to know more about this, I'm from the Mediterranean and we eat meat, but you should still find a translator in case they don't speak English and find people who are over 100 years old and eat more meat than vegetables
I have not seen the video but going to Greece today, especially Mykonos, to see what mediterranean diet is, is as if you go to NYC Mc Donalds to see what the diet of indigenous Americans is.
I’m animal based but this video feels ridiculous. Mykonos isn’t a blue zone, and the questions are leading. Talking to a butcher about meat? Show traditional greek menus, talk to the elderly etc
The average Greek in 2021 ate 26.09 kg of poultry, 14.51 kg of beef 7.58 kg sheep and goat meat 26.60 kg pork 2.01 kg other meats, 21.67 kg of fish and seafood.
The west puts way to much emphasis on the diet when actually it is the westhrr and lifestyle that is more important. The places with the longest lifespan are sunny year round, not over populated and by the sea. The local people all work together and they all sleep at lunchtime. Even the children get 4 momths off in summer its pro life living. Ofc this is all dismissed as you cant sell it in usa and north europe
Totally agree! They gloss over this in the "blue zones" books, but it so obvious that they're almost all in the same warm/mild climate with lots of sun and near the ocean with a low stress, constant low-impact exercise, sociable community based lifestyle. Which is why they conveniently don't mention how many of these cultures also smoke and drink regularly, and still manage to live a long life.
it's cool that you visit there, please stop by families and see what they actually eat. People eat a good selection of meat there like a lot of fishes, chicken,lamb,cow but it's mostly balanced with veggies/mezes/carbs. It's pretty rare that people just eat meat heavy everyday. It's also pretty seasonal from my family experience.
Guys, almost everyone I know is born is Greece, trust me, they be eating meeeeat lmao & raw milk I live in mtl and all the papous are always like on my islandddddd this no big deal lmao I don’t know one plant based Greek
I’m born in Greece and yes we eat meats but mostly pork , chicken and seafood with lamb and beef occasionally. We also eat a lot of bread and olive oil and a mix of vegetables and fruits. (Well not me anymore cause I’m carnivore)
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I’m Greek and I live in Australia , my grandparents had meat and milk everyday. It’s a huge part of Greek cuisine
"Had" meat and milk. Were they rotund and carried extra weight on them when they died? What did they die of?
but thats teh BIG FAT GUYS WITH CHAINS right? not the 110yo grannies.
My neighbors in Melbourne were Greek that opened up several fish and chips. They're pretty sufficient economically wise and they literally had beef and lamb vaults lol. They're massive, attractive (like this butcher on the video), yet collected most of the times.
My grandpa is Mediterranean he’s 93 still alive and loves his raw sheep milk I drink it too now
They love seed oils in Greece. Cottonseed oil everywhere .. lot of overweight people there :(
I’m a Carnivore, but going to a butcher and asking leading questions is NOT persuasive.
Talk to a dozen grandmothers and other locals. They will explain better.
Exactly.. cuz the grandmothers would tell him of how they grew up eating a plant based half the year due to their Eastern Orthodox faith.
exactly
On agricultural island like Lesvos, people would be rich to eat meat every day, It was more a treat, much of diet there is fish , seafood and many dishes without meat.
Good point
@@rickb7225fish and seafood is still NOT plant based to be fair.
Im greek, and we love lamb especially the faty lamb chops
I get dirty looks buying lamb in america. I guess people imagine I'm eating a baby
@@prettyboy311whaaat😂 are they deranged or something, I've never heard this one about buying meat, animals are meat and meant to be eaten😅 greeting from italy🇮🇹
@@shuckarooo Animals are not "meant to be eaten". I eat animal based but what kind of comment is that. No animal wants to be eaten and they are living things that feel, even if not on a level as us. Respect the circle of life and be grateful every time you eat meat, the animal it came from wasn’t just "meat".
@@Goyslop12345you can respect the animals and know that they’re meant to be eaten. There herbivores prey to predators like us
And of course we eat kokoretsi... Search for kokoretsi my friends
As a kid my Greek mother fed us brains, kidney, sweetbreads, pigs feet, tongue, liver, tripe, organ soup which included a sheep head, fish roe spread. She never worried about fat. That generation and the one before were very healthy.
Same. But it was not the centre of the diet. Animal products were no where near available as it is today and were used sparingly and for special occasions like Christmas and Easter.
Sweet breads, never knew until recently that there is a difference between beef and lamb. Beef is a lot more tastier in my opinion.
@@greeceundiscovered9670I only had sweet bread once from from some immigrants from Argentina having a barbecue, they didn't tell me what it was but it was delicious probably the most delicious thing there that I sampled. Then they told me it was cow brain. is that correct?
@@7x779 lol no I’ve had sweetbreads from an Argentine restaurant once and yes it was beef. Not cow brains, it looks like it though.
@@greeceundiscovered9670 if it's not cow brains then what is it?
Hello, I am a 42-year-old Portuguese woman, and like the Greek countries, we are also part of the culture called the Mediterranean diet. As a child, I grew up both in the city and in the countryside. We always ate meat and fish, eggs, milk and cheese as the main basis of our diet. Of course, we always had vegetables, fruits, olive oil, butter or fat from the animals as a source of fat for cooking or cold use. We also have a tradition of eating nuts: hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pine nuts and pistachios. We also eat bread (made in the traditional way, but nowadays it is not the same) and last and less consumed rice, pasta and legumes. I grew up with the tradition of slaughtering pigs, turkeys and other animals, in which practically everything from the animal was used, including the intestines to make the so-called fresh sausages made from real meat. When I was a baby, my mother gave me sheep's brain because it was considered very nutritious (no one gives it nowadays). I agree with the man in the video, it's not just what we eat, but also what we do as human beings in our daily lives. Nowadays, we do nothing but sit at work, at home, in the way we travel daily. I use the car to go to work because of thr distance and weather, but during my work time I try to move around and in my break I always go for a walk, for Norwegians there is no such thing as bad weather, but rather bad clothes, so if it's raining or snowing put proper clothes. And often after work I also at workout (i walk to the gym). I currently live in Norway, and here, fortunately, people tend to be quite active, even older people. Mountain trips, the tradition of getting around by bike, and even access to food, we have many good options for a more balanced diet, meat, fish, dairy products, berries, seasonal fruits, root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, beetroot...), some nuts, and of course if you want you have bread (personally I don't like their bread, it's sweet and mixed with other types of oil, I prefer to make at home), pasta, rice, and other fruits and vegetables that come from other countries (which are not originally part of the Nordic diet). I don't believe in an exclusive meat diet, but I agree that we have to put an end to this myth that so-called vegetable and legume-based diets are the BEST.
Thanks for sharing your story and insights about the true “Mediterranean” diet. Although it is true that we are more sedentary today, I also believe that processed foods play a role in that. Many people today struggle with fatigue and low energy because of the processed foods they are eating that is wrecking their metabolisms and hormones.
Norway has been my favorite vacation country since I've been a kid. I was there in June again (after several years not being in Norway due to various reasons), and this time with a Whoop at my wrist. I bought that Whoop because I wanted to improve my sleep. I tried several things, but my sleep remained bad in Germany, even though I don't have much work related stress. And then I came to Norway and I slept like a goddamn baby. Data doesn't lie. My Whoop told me, that I slept between one and one and a half hours more every night when I was in Norway. On top of that I also took a short nap in most days. My sleep deficit was completely gone, just by being in Norway at the ocean. God, I love this country! I envy you.
As a Greek, I eat meat everyday. Raw milk, raw honey, pasture eggs yum 😋
As a man who owns a bowling alley, I do as well.
As a man who owns a commercial cleaning business, I do as well.
right but what did your 120yo grandma eat for majority of her life?
Same shit, just different recipes@@waywordprairie922
@@waywordprairie922probably meat, lol😂😂
I am Greek in Australia. Love my steak and lamb, Greek feta cheese, eggs. It's the proper human diet. Nick Melbourne Australia
Also from Melbourne and agree with you one hundred percent.Its the proper human diet.Meat and fat has been demonised to the detriment of peoples health.
Greek yogurt is the best. Cheers from Hunter Valley NSW
I could care less what you eat or what Greeks eat. Body composition is what matters. Most Greeks eat this way are overweight and straight up fat. And they have the nerve to tell other people how to eat?
Then why the monks of Mt. Athos outliving all of you then? They have the lowest rates of cancer, heart disease, and alzhiemers in all of the Europe.
I'm not against eating animal protein, I myself recommend eating good quality eggs, dairy, and fish. But eating it in high amounts has not been proven to be healthy in the long run. Too much of a good thing can be bad.
@@adim00lah Good questions, do you see some possible confounding factors.....?
“He don’t eat no meat?! Ok I’ll make lamb!” Aunt Voula (My big fat Greek wedding).
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Lamb is not very popular in Greece as Americans stereotype. The average Greek in 2021 ate 26.09 kg of poultry, 14.51 kg of beef 7.58 kg sheep and goat meat 26.60 kg pork 2.01 kg other meats, 21.67 kg of fish and seafood...
@@aokiaoki4238 like the rest of the world money is involved. Supply and availability. Chickens and pigs provide more food.
@@jordanisekimoglou1283 That was always the case, main meat in Greece has always been pork and beef.
I think going to a very modern trendy island like Mykonos and asking the butcher's doesn't give you a realistic picture of what people use to eat. I am Greek btw.
The guy even admitted that the land has a lot of rock there so they can't grow stuff in the soil, therefore the native people would have adapted to eating more meat. Optimal diet also heavily depends on genetics. Some people thrive more with vegetables and some meat.
@@northwind8821 Good point ☝️
Greece is my FAVORITE Vacation Place. Beautiful Landscapes, Seas, People.
Don’t forget churches and monasteries!
There’s one important aspect omitted here and I’m sure is not intentional. The Greeks do eat meat, but they are very Orthodox also. In the Orthodox religion there are around 200 days per year of lent / fasting where basically you are following a vegan diet (no meat, dairy, eggs, fish, alcohol). I’m Romanian, also Orthodox, in general the people living in the country side are more closer to the church and following the lent days quite strictly. As you may guess, they are living much longer and comfortably in shape and still working in their 80’s. And yes, we do eat meat, a lot, but we also do fast and stay away from animal
products more than 1/2 of the year.
Can you give us an idea of what you eat during fast?
@ it depends, in Greek Orthodox church they eat sea food as well, in other Orthodox cultures they don’t eat anything of animal product including fish. In the very traditional way even oil is excluded and there are only certain days during the fasting period when you can eat fish and oil. In rest any vegetables, fruits, bread, beans… I know, it’s not very easy but that’s the idea of the fasting in the religion’s philosophy, you have to give away some of the things you enjoy so you become more humble so it extends naturally in everything you do especially with other people. Try it, it really works ;)
Anything the Government say to eat i just do the opposite. I recommend reading “Health and Beauty Mastery” that book is a real eye opener about shocking stuff health industry is doing! I completely changed my habits
Truly a good book, thanks
Works well for me too haha
I heard about that
The government says to eat fruit and vegetables and meat as well
@@watching789 they recommend eating fruits and veggies as well but they do recommend limiting meat intake
Also if you look at a traditional Greek salad, there is no lettuce/vegetable, only fruits:
Cucumber, bell pepper, tomato, olives, with feta cheese
And before 1500 it wouldnt have included pepper or tomato at all ...
We make cucumber and tomato salads with onions. Add olive oil, salt and vinegar, boom!
We eat a lot of meat, Greek yogurt, bread and cheese is huge. Honey in the mornings with fruit and dried meats. I miss figs from Kalymnos.
Greeks also eat grape leaves, dandelion leaves, spinach, leeks, etc. And you left out the red onion from the Greek salad
@@Leonardo-or1ll Damn how did i forget the onion, it's in my name
@@ugk26 yaaa bread is forsure carnivor righT? lol silly people
We need more people like this! Just finished reading "The 23 Former Doctor Truths" by Lauren Clark and I had to say its so truth revealing. Industry hides so much from society!
We get lied so much... Thanks for sharing that Im checking it out now
I finished that book 2 weeks ago and I can say that is amazing book. Would also recommend it. She helped me with so many of new health routines and it was actually interesting to read what she revealed about Industry and how they manipulate society.
@@LuciaNovaková2 I completly agree
hei he went to butcher, its true we eat meat, but here is lots of fish and veretables!!
these comments are fake and planted, this book is garbage and has nothing useful in it, 60 pages of google search and no doctor wrote that garbage, don't buy it please
You should have gone to more remote places, such as the villages on the island of Lesvos. If you hike through the countryside there, you might see somebody having just slaughtered a lamb or goat, and they might ask you to help them hanging that lamb or goat on a tree so that they can butcher it. No cows there, though. But they do eat meat every day, also chicken in addition to the lamb and goat. And along the coast fish and squids, of course.
😂🤣😂just started laughing...because you're right.
We were there visiting Family, in July.
Walking from the Villlage to Skala and picking Figs every 10-20m😂
Going to Mykonos, one of the richest tourist spots is not representative of island diet in Greece. I ran a restaurant business on Lesvos for 17 years, people eat more seafood and vegetables. Lesvos is third biggest island, do you think there are cows there? imported beef is an expensive luxury.
Exactly, importing wasn't such a huge thing 100 year ago, when the centurians were kids
He just doing confirmation bias.
Well said. Mykonos is a world famous tourist spot/trap and they offer those meat to people from all over the world dining in expensive restaurants. “Steak” is not a common food, in fact very rare and imported in Greek islands. I visited a couple of Greek islands and their cuisine is mostly seafood, salad, veggies and done lamb and organs.
mykonos not a blue zone. it has the same life expectancy of the EU. he's confusing it with the island of Ikaria which has a dramatically higher life expectancy, and much lower meat consumption (not none tho!). plant based does not necessarily mean vegetarian or vegan. in fact most of the blue zones have meat and dairy in their weekly diet.
Ridicolous video
He thinks one of the biggest party touristic islands is blue zone
LMAO he clearly did not do his homework properly before filming this
I think it's definitely the activity level that determines life expectancy more than diet. As long as you eat a balanced diet with whole foods incorporating everything and no seed oils, it'll be then your activity level and will to live that will determine your years.
Exactly. Saladino is a jxxx off. That's why he doesn't follow the hard core Carnivore diet anymore.
Im from spain and i have to say that when we have SUN and good food there is a good mood we can see here that people are smiling laughing and very sympathic different mood ! ❤
As a Greek, it is true that nowadays we eat meat almost every day, but in the older times (40s, 50s, ...), when the country was economically devastated, animals were mostly used for their milk, eggs, and so on, and not so much for their meat. That said, people would go high fat and high protein from eggs, game (e.g., wild boar), cheese, raw milk, butter, tons of olive oil, and so on, and most carbs were used as fillers; refined sugars were virtually non-existent. A staple food was scrambled eggs with feta cheese and a lot of olive oil, you eat that for breakfast and you are set for the entire day almost.
I am Greek, in Greece we eat meat almost every day!
It is not hard to believe for me. The greek restaurants in Germany that I know are based mostly on meat (and actually big amounts of meat) and some sea food. Greek cuisine is my favorite.
@@Apolloa I have a pet iguana and I eat meat every day too.
@greasymuchacho the iguana will taste nice though give it a try man 😊
you re the new generation.. not the old one..
So for all the confusion…I’ve spoken to countless older Greek folks, my grandparents included ,and traditionally Greece is Eastern Orthodox so that means they ate plant based for half the year. I mean just a regular week, they don’t have meat or dairy on Wednesday and Friday. People now, do not fast like this anymore, hence they’re eating meat all the time. Such was not the case before.
they eat meat 2 times a week? what about seafood?
I eat a lot of authentic greek food in Tarpon Springs, Florida, which is a Greek community on the Gulf of Mexico. Lamb with rice, greek salad and sweet peppers. Seafood is another big one. Lots of herbs. Sheep cheese. Best food ever!
Thanks for the info... Any advice on places to visit there that you enjoy eating at? My parents are looking to move to Lakewood Ranch and like to visit St. Pete and Tampa area.
And they are basically all from the island of Kalimnos.
I am Greek and this has nothing to do with blue zones. First of all we are a very diverse country and some areas are true blue zones and others just say they are part of this group. Ikaria is a true one for example and even there he should interview an elder agriculture worker, not a butcher. Any person under 60 has western influences in his current diet.
Very true ! I live here in Greece & I know exactly what you are saying my friend !
True!!
This is why Doctor Saladino is controversial, because his studies are seemingly cherry picked and not as widely studied and diverse as the claims he says he is debunking.
Thank you for setting the record straight....honest information is so hard to come by in the land of clickbait and likes.
Exactly... he totally missed the point here!
Perhaps the key takeaway here is, as this lovely Greek gentleman said, “the meat is not the problem, we live wrong”
Agreed thats what I was thinking as well
Old generations in these blue zone areas were eating very little meat to none. More dairy than meat. Today it's not the same diet, it has obviously changed. Duh...
Absolutely wrong. Veggies are difficult to grow due to the rocky landscape, hot and dry conditions. Olive trees and ruminant animals thrive there. Plants are condiments in their diet, for flavor. All of Greece has been consuming red meat for thousands of years. That's why they were warriors like the Mongols (who ate horses) and defeated the Persians and took over the whole Mediterranean region, including present day Italy, Turkey and Egypt. Impossible to take care of yourself or even get out of bed, when eating plant diets.
Even Odysseus said he couldn’t wait to have bread and cheese from his own land when he finally returned to Ithaca.
@@tsixleslol antiquity is known to have thrived on grains, not veggies alone. Remember bread?
@@riceisnice444 grains are for the disposable slaves who built the pyramids and infrastructure. Meat is for the kings and warriors who conquer lands and rule over slaves like you. Learn the basics before embarrassing yourself on the interwebs.
@@riceisnice444 And legumes
As a Greek i have to remind you that Mykonos isn't in the Blue Zone. Ikaria island is
... and Mormons out live the Blue Zones. Then again, like Ancel Keys, Loma Linda has a propensity to cherry pic their favorite data.
I am Greek, we eat alot of meat (pork, chicken, beef, sheep, goat) - organs - fish - dairy products - honey - extra virgin olive oil and fruits.
My favorite part is when people say blue zones use seed oils. As if in Greece and Italy they aren’t exclusively using olive oil
They use seed oils in Okinawa, but life expectancy there has fallen greatly.
It’s crazy no one here is talking about “the hidden herbs” by Anette Ray…
Herbs are in minimal quantities
Fake book
You’re a bot and that book is a scam
I am in Greece now. 70% of people are overweight here😮
Greeks eat a ton of lamb. Yummy. 🤤
How long do you guys live? Are you rotund when you die or skinny and trim?
lots of bread too !!!
No we don't, pork, beef and chicken are more popular. Lamb, goat, rabit etc can after
@@aokiaoki4238 I eat lamb first, beef 2nd, and everything else comes after that (🐟, 🐔, 🐷)
@@AdamEgret You re not the average Greek
Only one tiny island in Greece is a blue zone: Ikaria. They ate mostly veggies, beans, olive oil, and bread. But less amount of meat and dairy. They have local varieties of food and isolated from the poisonous global food chain. The key here is the source of their food and their portions. And it’s an island with a long history of independence and self sufficiency. You can’t possibly live off of just meat on a small island. They ate what was available.
what about seafood?
You went to a butcher shop and asked a bunch of leading questions, you didn't talk to a single old person about what they eat and inquire about their lifestyle. With all due respect, I'd grade this investigation a solid D-
I'm Greek. We eat alot of meat and feta cheese which is carb free and full of healthy fats.
Saturated fats aren't healthy fats moron
Clearly the point he's making is that a country where butcher shops thrive for decades is not one where they eat a plant based diet. Just gotta think it through a little guys, c'mon.
Judging by the average person, thinking is very hard, sadly
oh god thats a SILLY POINT>... like saying everyone does labor jobs cause of thriving marks work warehouse. also remember BAKERIES HAVE BEEN AROUND JUST AS LONG. man people are easily fooled.
@@waywordprairie922😂😂😂 eat your lettuce
You have got to be joking lol. There are butcher shops that have done well for decades in all countries all over the world. That doesn’t mean Greeks eat tons of meat. Maybe just look up the numbers. Greeks eat less meat than Americans and they used to eat FAR LESS than they do nowadays.
I kinda get the point, but for someone that is plant based this unfortunately doesn't prove anything. Interviewing only butchers is the most Paul thing ever but he should've definitely interviewed the common people to demonstrate this more unbiasedly.
Traditional Greek cuisine followed a schedule of fasting according to Orthodox tradition, which means vegan most of the year (over 200 days).
Νοt exactly vegan (honey, shellfish and mollusks are allowed), but definitely no meat and dairy.
as a german i lived in greece ,meat all the time and late in the day ,thats exactly what ouer doctors tell us not to do ,but the old are very halthy ,the young not anymore so, becouse they eat and drink now the same shit as we do ,
I just found your channel! I was vegan for over 10 years eating Whole Foods and no oils 100% of the time. I was sick because I didn’t have enough protein and calories so recently I began eating high quality meat. In the last week, because of your channel, I started consuming grass fed beef and raw unpasteurized cheese from Whole Foods! I was so scared eating dairy and I had NO ISSUES! The processed dairy crap I ate before I was vegan was literally making me sick. No stomach issues and feeling good thank you:)
I eat a significant amount of meat and organ, but you are looking at a current generation of Greeks that are having the same growing health issues as America.
The previous generation from mine never had great food availability. Meat, organ and dairy was eaten in very small amounts and added to food when available. My parent and grandparents had a diet that was mostly legumes, vegetables, olive oil. Most of the diet was bean soup "fasolia", lentic soup "fuckyes", mixed vegetable stew "tourlou", fresh seasonal fruits and nuts. Everything else was for special occasions or a once a week treat.
Meat is part of the diet but no where near the center of the diet, that is just an outright lie.
Thank you! Just like my Greek grandparents.
You’re totally right
Greece has sadly one of the highest obesity rate in Europe
thank you. this guy is making such a silly point.. we want diet of the 100 yo grandma not the americanized (higher meat) diets greek eat in last 30 years. like saying honk kong eats SOO much meat yet they live long, BUT the high meat intake JUST started 25 years ago... balance in all things. remember atkin died at liek 67yo from heart disease and he ate ALL meat prob longest SOOO didnt really help him
@@waywordprairie922 Correct!
It would be hard to say no to a soup called “fuckyes”.
Wow. This video has the most scientific integrity I have ever seen. When will the results of this study be published by harvard medical school? I’m looking forward to reading them along with all the amazing data Paul collected in Greece.
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We eat meat yes, but we do eat vegetables as side dish.
On the other side the Bucher is not representing the Greek cuisine. The truth is that to eat and end enjoy, you must go to Greece or Cyprus!!
Paul I know you are no longer a carnivore and I am a carnivore however you make some of the best, most informatic videos. Thanks Paul. You are doing great work.
" I went to the butchers in Greece and they told me they eat a lot of meat "
Well no shit Paul. If you went at the fruit market across the street they would tell you thay eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, nut and seeds.
next stop japan?
It would have to be Okinawa. Otherwise it would be another false report. Ikaria is the blue zone of Greece. Not Mykonos.
Where do you think I should visit next?
@@LyricSoul6869uh oh, we’ve got a diehard Blue Zones convert hiding in the comments section. As expected, she’s an expert on the history, landscape, and nutrition of Ikaria AND Okinawa. Let’s just ignore the fact that Ikarians consume lamb just like in Mykonos and all over Greece and the Mediterranean. And the most popular food in Okinawa is pork.
@@Paulsaladinomd Japan, but be aware, Japanese people are very bad at English, so bring a translator haha
It's not just the diet...it's their environment the Mediterranean is close to the equator, so they got lots of sunlight and UV exposure. that helps the body create deuterium depleted water.
spot on
Athens is on the same latitude as NYC, what equator are you talking about???
@@kristaps5296 Different environment.
@@abominable.7800 sure, but the equator has nothing to with it
@@kristaps5296 It has part to do with it.
As much as i like Paul, the title is misleading and no debunking happening here by visiting a butcher there.
He has an agenda like everyone. So one has to take it with a grain of salt.
I think it’s debunking the idea that the uniquely healthy state of those people was dude to them eating meat minimally. Clearly meat is a bigger part of their diets than blue zone discussion has implied or stated
@@patrickl5290that's the exact opposite because he is talking to people from the new generation that are living in an American way and that have a lot health troubles
First, blue zone in Greece was on Ikaria, not the whole Greece.
Second, the Mediteranian diet is not about how people eat today. It was created around 75 years ago, before globalization, and speaks about eating habites of NOT rich but normal, almost poor people, who lived on the Mediteranian cost and ate only local products that they grew themselfs or bought in the local market. Until recently meat was expensive, but if you lived near the Mediteranian, fish and sea food was much chiper, as well as local produce. So scientists back then, in the 1950s, were shocked how those people, who actually lived hursh and mostly hard life, lived much longer on the average than the rest of Europeans.
I have a first hand expirience because my grandparents lived in little village on the coast of Adriatic in the former Yugoslavia, and they fasted twice a year for 40days, plus two shorter fadts. They used only Extra Virgine Olive Oil, and only on Christmas and few other occasions animal fat. When they didn't fast, they ate eggs, cheeses and max 3 times a week chicken and fish, and local veggies and fruits. They would always make their own vino and rakija, and collected local herbs for teas. They did love lamb and pork, but they ate it rearly, few times a year. Dry meat was offten on the table, it was alsi used to give taste to cooked meals, but in very small doses. They would cut proschiuto soo thin that you could see through those slices and I never saw anybody eat more than 2 or 3 pices. They worked on land, walked a lot and the air, sea and land were clean, not polluted like today.
Off course they both lived pass 95, but my father, their oldest son, who moved to the big city at the age of 15 in search for different life, finished university, made money, helped many to do the same, and died at the age of 58😥..despite the fact that he never smoked or drank.
So Mediteranian diet is very real, but does not talk about the modern day habits and does not go alone without the other ingredients of that way of life😊
In the 60’s, 70’s for most it was mostly vegetables and maybe once a week meat or not. Now, they eat a lot of meat.
My Persian grandparents both lived to over 100 (one is still alive today at 106) and their diets mainly consisted of rice, bread, fruit, nuts, beans, yogurt, veggies, and meat. They didn’t shy away from meat, but rice is the primary food source. To me, that’s the best diet because I’ve seen it work with my family. None of them were ever super muscular, but they are incredibly healthy.
Hello Paul! Yes, we Greeks always ate meat but not everyday. Especially the ages after WW2 ate meat only once a week on Sunday. 60 years ago the diet changed and alternated to 3 or 4 times a week with meat: Monday spaghetti with ground meat (pork or frozen beef) or pastitsio always served with a salad, Tuesdays meat with vegetables, string beans with beef, something like a stew along with french fries, Wednesdays and Fridays was reserved for legumes (both religious fast days for Greeks that most people observed) Thursdays was a mousaka or chicken, Saturdays fried fish and Sundays a roast in the oven either lamb or goat meat. The past 20 years the Greek diet has gone to the extreme, either junk meat-eaters, pizza and deliveries, very few people cook like our mothers and grandmothers did, or they are vegan, or follow keto, paleo etc. However, Sundays is mostly reserved for a family visit at the taverna either for fish in the summer or meat in winter or visiting parents and all eating together (meat of course).
It was the same in farm country in the US. A roast or chicken was had on Sunday dinner and beans a corn bread for the week meals.
Greeks don’t eat a lot of beef. Beef is sort of picking up popularity now. Greeks eat a lot of chicken pork and seafood. I think there’s other factors to Greeks longevity such as walking , sun, iodine , siestas and so on.
goat
Social life, moving a lot,, working outside and more relaxed. Paul is very wound up all the time, type A personality, these Greeks know how to relax.
@shellderp not typically. Lamb...lots of lamb
@@Jughead24 we do eat lamb and goat I’d say almost equally but again not nearly as much as pork and chicken
@DryLipJohn I'm from Voula brother
Don’t kid yourself, doctor: when the celebrated American physiologist, Dr. Ancel Keys - who coined the term, “Mediterranean diet” - was conducting his famous ‘7 countries’ research project in the 1950s, the diet of the poverty-stricken, post-war Greek and southern Italian countryside consisted of little more than coarsemeal bread, olives, vinegar and wild greens. The typical “blue zone” Cretan or Sardinian rustic led an exceptionally active life of constant physical toil in very rugged terrain. These hardy mountaineers subsisted on a very spare and predominantly plant-based diet, barely averaging 2,000 calories per diem. The ’cucina povera’ of the southern Italian ‘Mezzogiorno’ and of the entire Greek countryside, from the late 1940’s to the late 1960’s, was essentially a near-starvation diet (but it was still more substantial to what most people had been used to in previous times, from the turn of the 20th century to the end of WWII). The post-War Mediterranean diet bears little resemblance to what people in those same regions consume today. The traditional fare is still around, of course, but it is much richer in animal protein, fats, and sugar than ever before. By comparison, the traditional rural Mediterranean diet of the preceding generations was very frugal indeed: it consisted primarily of whole grains, olives, sour wine - the famed ‘Mediterranean Triad’ of bread, olive oil, and wine - of legumes, greens, tubers, and seasonal fruits, supplement by a little dairy, the odd egg, and the occasionally snared fowl or small game - such partridge, hares, etc. For the most part, meat was exorbitantly expensive, therefore regularly out of reach for nearly everyone. Some could perhaps afford mutton, lamb, goat, kid, and pork sparingly, a few times a year on average. Veal, and especially beef, were unheard of luxuries for all but a very few; even the herders and pastoralists who raised the livestock could rarely afford to consume choice cuts of meat regularly in any quantity. As a rule, fresh meat, rich sweets, and other such dainties were eaten only a handful of times each year. Such sumptuous fare was a special treat set aside for Christmas, Easter, and other celebrations, like nuptial and baptismal feasts. The rich, high fat, animal-based diet widespread in Greece and other Mediterranean countries today is really quite a recent phenomenon: the result of the region’s comparative rise in affluence which began only in the 1970s.
Alright, look, I'm about the animal based eating. However, this was a pretty dumb video. "I went to Greece and talked to people who sell meat about whether they eat meat here. They said yes. Bam! Debunked! Everyone eats tons of meat here!" Like what. Butchers exist in Greece therefore the majority of people must eat tons of meat? I'm super confused by the scientific approach on this one. Show some menus from local restaurants showing how much meat they offer or something more at least lmao. C'mon Pauly.
I have family in Greece and they love goat.
True but they do eat a lot of meat. Italy, too, though it depends on the person.
People from the blue zone don't eat a lot of meat maybe 2 times per week.
Meat has always been part of the Greek diet. However the true Greek diet incorporates fasting which in Greece is a vegan diet for religious reasons. So there are periods where we eat meat and then periods where we go vegan if we follow the Greek diet. This is also a seasonal diet if we follow the traditional diet.
Great video I was a private chef for years in Mykonos!! Brings back memories!!! Carnivore forever!!!
As a greek grandmother I can confirm this interview was highly scientific and I have always eaten red meat. I have it five times a day actually. Thank you.
I love Greece!! 🇬🇷❤
Great video, important and firsthand information from a genuine 'blue zone' location that brought factual reality to light. Good job!!
BTW, I'm 69, very fit with app. 15% body fat. I strength train 5 out of 7 days weekly. I used to follow the low-fat, anti-red meat concept (as we had been programmed to believe was best) but the past 10 months have been low carb (stay in a state of ketoses), 1:1 protein intake, fast sixteen hours daily and look and feel the best in years. I'm a subscriber and you' are definitely one of the best out there, I relate to your approach so well. Keep it up Paul!!
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More of these please!!! ❤❤
Mykonos isn't an example of Greek culture, cuisine or lifestyle .He picked the only place that metaphorically don't consider any more as Greek as it has been so much alieanated from the rest of the country that has literally lost it's authenticity. A Greek island full of sushi bars ain’t a real Greek island no more.
So this guy's proof is going to a butcher shop? LOL
Haha right. Ask the butcher "do people eat meat?" 😂
I think he started his interviews in the vegetables section of the supermarket but couldnt get the staff there to agree. So he moved to the butcher's shop and cut out the footage of the first video😂😂😂
The butcher shop itself is a proof lol
I've seen other reports on meat being eaten in the blue zones, but yeah this is the first thing I thought when he just stayed in The butcher shop the entire video. I've enjoyed a lot of Paul's content, but I can't honestly say I trust him to be objective about anything anymore.
We're omnivores! Every holiday, my family cooks a main meat or two, a pasta dish, and a cheesy dish (spanakopita mostly). Nice to see you actually go to the homeland.
this was really fun and interesting to watch, i also really liked that butcher, greek people are awesome!:)
Huge pain reduction for my arthritis in my shoulders, tendinitis in my knee, and torn meniscus all reduced 90% or more. Been dealing with this pain for 12+ years. Life changing experience and I’ve tried vegan, macro tracking, balanced meal plans, and many others. Looked good, didn’t feel good.
meat is expensive- no way did they eat all meat. they ate lots of other carbs
- beans veggies etc
that’s mediterranean diet
no one said it’s all veggies
Meat is not as expensive there, which the butcher even said. Especially the animals raised locally and for short duration like the lamb he mentioned - pretty much all Greeks eat lamb/sheep regularly, and it is not expensive there compared to shipping in fresh vegetables and processed foods from other countries. And he wasn't saying they only ate lamb/meat, but pretty much everyone grew up eating it in the previous generation.
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Traditionally, Greeks would abstain from meat and dairy for half the year.
Mykonos is not a Blue Zone! The title is wrong! Ikaria is a Blue Zone, a small Greek island in the eastern Aegean, it has lower rates of chronic disease than most other places. We have been recently to Ikaria and the people there eat meat only once or twice a week.
1:34 wtf was that
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Too much honey maybe?
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Dude goes to the most touristic island in all of Greece to see if they eat vegetables. Thank you Paul for saving us from the lies of the Mediterranean diet. *insert most sarcastic eye roll in human history*
Didn't even know this, by the title I was expecting some serious research and data but I'm giggling with the fact it's just a talk with a local butcher 😂
You should go to Ikaria, not Mykonos. Mykonos is all about tourists
It is the beautiful weather and strong family bonds that give them longevity.
This is outstanding. Growing up we ate the lamb’s head every Easter Saturday 🤙
You must have been wealthy. We had to eat the butt. Of the lamb. Rump roast.
@@greasymuchacho We were poor people. Ate every part of the lamb.
@@centralparkjoe1290 Are your grandparents slim and trim or are they rotund and carry around extra weight? Honest question.
My mother was born in Italy and was 8 when she came to the US. I was raised by my mother and Italian grandmother. They were from a dirt poor mountain farm town. They weren’t fussy about food. They ate a lot of beans and potatoes , pasta fazoole and greens, but they ate any kind of meat when they could get it. Pork , lamb, chicken , duck and dried fish. And the whole animal. Liver, brains, kidney,tongue and sausage in the natural casing with whatever was leftover. Home made prosciutto from the hog legs when it was cheap before it became trendy.
No disrespect, but
Of course, the butcher in Greece is going to be pro meat.
I would’ve loved to see you go into the average Greek families homes, and ask them what their diet is like
Agreed!
Look at all the comments from Greek people in this thread confirming it - Also I would assume that a huge, nice butcher shop in Mykonos that has been open so long would struggle to stay open and employ so many people if the locals were not shopping there. If he was only supplying tourists that eat at restaurants, he wouldn't need a shop where people can buy their own meat. Tourists aren't cooking tomahawk steaks and sheep heads at their hotels.
@@zenmariac7956 good point. Would still like to see him talk to just every day Townes people about what they eat but I guess you can’t have everything ;)
Thanks for the reply
I am Greek-American and have spent many summers living in Greece with my Aunt and my cousins. We ate lots of meat daily. Lamb, beef, fish, shellfish, octopus, goat, etc. We also ate plenty of fresh eggs for breakfast. 🎉
Mediterranean diet is not what we eat today in Greece, but what our parents used to eat 50 years ago in the villages. Which meant meat once a week and a lot of greens, vegetables, ligaments and bread.
Cmon man this butcher needs to sell meat. How biased. I was looking forward to this video. He should be interviewing someone in Ikaria, the actual Greek blue zone.
Traditionally Greeks eat meat and or fish Monday, Tuesday and/or weekends and legumes Wednesday and Friday. Of course, we have lots of plant based dishes and pies. ❤ Hello from Cephalonia, Greece!
I got cancer and gained weight because of the hormone blockers. The oncologist told me to try the Med diet. I looked into it. Hard pass. My brother told me to eat meats, cheeses and eggs and to avoid all carbs. I did and lost 30 lbs in 6 months. Our health care system is so broken.
Most cheese can't be good unless made by you or some artisanal company that truly care about the nutrition of theirproduct. About 85% of the market's cheese involves an incredible amount of suffering by the animal which causes it to stress and develop inflamation. It also involves way too much processing, and contains uric acids, considerable amounts of sodium & unnecessary amount of fats... I worked in this industry for years, it's not like all cheese is equally good, its more like top shelf boutique only.
You need to do strict carnivore in your situation. And also take hot baths (104°-110° F) of 90 minutes. Throw bentonite clay, sea salt and unpasteurized apple cider vinegar on the water. That detoxifies your body heavily. Do as many as you can.
@@stephanusghibellino Who taught you that? Very interesting
I gained 15 lbs and slept like shit. A successful Carnivore is always so damned biased.
@@alexpfleger5539 Some strange pride in something that doesn't even do any good to our planet, such a narcissistic, American movement... should be regulated by law tbh...
Its not about the meat or not meat.
Its about quantity of meat and quality of meat; and of course Mediterrenean diet has red meat only in Sunday and its fine.
Its also about how much exercise you do and how much sunlight you get.
What some people doesn’t understand is that not everything is about the food. Stress is over 50%, food and sun completes the rest
Food is 70%
@@stephanusghibellino If you keep urself stressed af, not being able to sleep you cand eat whatever you want, in 20years you down burried. Italians also live 90+ and eat only gluten all their lives.
I agree with you on this. But there is no question that diet plays a massivo role in our health and I also believe that stress can be caused by poor eating habits.
But if you eat a proper human diet you will naturally end up less stressed since you're running on stable ketones as opposed to carbs that give you hunger signals every 2 hours.
@@Paulsaladinomdo really ....killing an animal is free of stress ???
"I'll just go to a McDonalds's, find that one person eating salad and debunk the whole "fast food, additives and highly processed is bad"-thing!"
To be fair, all the studies done on longevity diets have been done in isolated areas of certain countries. The so- called mediterranean diets of greece and Italy were studied in two specific locations: Ikaria in Greece and Sardinia in Italy. The researchers never said that all greeks and italians follow those diets. Same goes for Japan. The diet they studied was specific for Okinawa, not for all of Japan.
I am from Southern Europe myself and I can count the number of Vegans there on one hand. However, no one is eating animal based either. They all eat tons of bread and other grains as well as large amount of fresh vegetables. Would love to see Paul explain that when his entire sales pitch is that grains and vegetables are bad for you.
Okinawans used to eat a lot of pork. After the war, the pork population was decimated, so they ate a lot of other things like purple sweet potatoes. Since the pork population has been restored they eat a ton of pork again.
He wants to proof that meat is not bad, and not that vegetables are harmful.
@@NoName-cx3gk No, actually he doesn't eat veggies (Kale is bullshit T-shirt) and believes that it is the cause of inflammation due to plant's defense chemicals
@@NoName-cx3gk Sure, meat is not bad. But, eating tons of saturated fat has been proven to be bad in countless studies. Anything can be bad if you take it to the extreme.
But, Paul has posted many videos saying how vegetables and grains are bad. But, people in the mediterranean eat tons of vegetables and grains in addition to meat. None of them eat only meat and fruit like Paul says.
@@Mil891 Countless flawed studies you mean.
when the documentary about the blue zones was filmed, people over 100 years old were interviewed, not butchers. It's great that someone wants to know more about this, I'm from the Mediterranean and we eat meat, but you should still find a translator in case they don't speak English and find people who are over 100 years old and eat more meat than vegetables
BS quality. You went to Mykonos, one of the most destroyed places from mass tourism. Do better search next time.
Yes! I wonder why he didn’t go to Icaria an actual blue zone?
Because he thinks all Mediterranean diet is eaten in the whole of Mediterranean region, I wonder who is being fooled?
@@georgeeconopoulybecause there they eat vege more😂. That disprove his whole idea.
I have not seen the video but going to Greece today, especially Mykonos, to see what mediterranean diet is, is as if you go to NYC Mc Donalds to see what the diet of indigenous Americans is.
I’m animal based but this video feels ridiculous. Mykonos isn’t a blue zone, and the questions are leading. Talking to a butcher about meat? Show traditional greek menus, talk to the elderly etc
The average Greek in 2021 ate 26.09 kg of poultry, 14.51 kg of beef 7.58 kg sheep and goat meat 26.60 kg pork 2.01 kg other meats, 21.67 kg of fish and seafood.
They eat plenty of red meat...they also eat less processed garbage and get lots of sunshine.
Goes into a butcher and asks them if they eat meat. Great case study pal.
Sorry but Mykonos is not actually a blue zone, the Greek island of Ikaria is and meat consumption indeed is low there
Agree. People will turn anything around to fit their agenda.
What about Sardinia, Okinawa? They love their pigs
I love this style of video, great job Paul!
I am not Greek, but I love eating Greek food!!!!
I don't speak Greek but I would love to live there. Warm weather, warm people and great food 👍
The west puts way to much emphasis on the diet when actually it is the westhrr and lifestyle that is more important. The places with the longest lifespan are sunny year round, not over populated and by the sea. The local people all work together and they all sleep at lunchtime. Even the children get 4 momths off in summer its pro life living. Ofc this is all dismissed as you cant sell it in usa and north europe
Totally agree! They gloss over this in the "blue zones" books, but it so obvious that they're almost all in the same warm/mild climate with lots of sun and near the ocean with a low stress, constant low-impact exercise, sociable community based lifestyle. Which is why they conveniently don't mention how many of these cultures also smoke and drink regularly, and still manage to live a long life.
it's cool that you visit there, please stop by families and see what they actually eat. People eat a good selection of meat there like a lot of fishes, chicken,lamb,cow but it's mostly balanced with veggies/mezes/carbs. It's pretty rare that people just eat meat heavy everyday. It's also pretty seasonal from my family experience.
I’m Greek and I eat lots of lamb, beef and fish!!
Good on you Dr Paul Saladino, for keeping informed with true facts.
You don’t think going to a butcher shop is a bit of confirmation bias?
Just thinking the same thing lmao
Guys, almost everyone I know is born is Greece, trust me, they be eating meeeeat lmao & raw milk I live in mtl and all the papous are always like on my islandddddd this no big deal lmao I don’t know one plant based Greek
I’m born in Greece and yes we eat meats but mostly pork , chicken and seafood with lamb and beef occasionally. We also eat a lot of bread and olive oil and a mix of vegetables and fruits. (Well not me anymore cause I’m carnivore)
@@DryLipJohn sour dough bread?
well thats where the people there are eating from so no
That was awesome ❣️ Thank you Paul for all that you do!!!
A working trip to Greece🎉 Not a bad gig!
Asking someone who's selling meat if they'd rather eat meat vs a sandwich isn't exactly getting an unbiased opinion.
I’m Greek and Santorini is one of my favorite islands ! Of course lamb is the best, including the organs, innards and brain. Great video Paul ! Bravo